Eligibility

Students on a full-time undergraduate course will normally attend the university, college or other teaching location for at least 24 weeks of the year.

During that time, we expect them to undertake:

periods of study
tuition
learning in the workplace
a sandwich work placement that does not meet the sandwich year out criteria

These should amount to at least 21 hours per week on average.

For courses 2 years or more, full-time students will normally attend the university, college or other teaching location for at least 8 weeks in the final year.

Apprenticeship and graduate entry courses

Apprenticeship and graduate entry courses are generally not eligible for funding. You should therefore not add these to CMS.

However, there are some undergraduate courses where a degree in a relevant subject is a prerequisite to entry. These courses are designated for student support and qualify for funding:

graduate entry – veterinary medicine
graduate entry – medicine
graduate entry – dentistry
graduate entry – social work (Northern Ireland only)

Graduate Diploma for Northern Irish students

Northern Ireland-domiciled students are not eligible for funding for courses with the Graduate Diploma qualification. You must not add these courses to CMS with Northern Irish designation selected.